Josephine is with us and feels physically very unwell. The materials have been handed over to the Central Committee. Well, that's about all, I believe. We embrace you warmly, dear friends, and wish you health and strength.

The Old Man and Co.

in the handwriting of N. K. Krupskaya

Written September 23, 1904

Sent from Geneva to Moscow

First published in 1930

in Lenin Miscellany XV

Printed according to the text written